Chemo for Vadym, a Ukrainian surgeon & medic

As the war continues to tear apart Ukraine, work is scarce and people are scraping by — including my dear friend Vadym, who is a pediatric neurosurgeon and medic who worked on the frontlines for months until he became too sick.

Vadym has a metastatic brain tumor that gives him seizures. He is unable to operate or continue his work as a medic. His life-expectancy is very short (I consulted with a doctor with decades of experience at Sloan-Kettering in NYC) and he needs your help to get through the next few months so he can be with his family.

He is right now in the ICU with yet another micro-ischemic stroke and is unable to fund the medications he needs. He told me that, at times, he has to choose between buying medications and food. Vadim has also said he's willing to stretch one-month's worth of meds to two. He just really needs your help to purchase the bare minimum.

Of the many brave and incredible people I met while in Ukraine, Vadym stands out as empathetic, impossibly kind and, like so many people there, determined to fight for his country.